Approximately, 10% of metastatic colorectal cancers display BRAF V600E mutation. Although
originally associated with poor outcomes, new targeted therapies have improved their
prognosis. The phase III multicenter randomised BEACON trial showed that, second-line
triple therapy combining binimetinib, encorafenib and cetuximab improved response
rate, as well as progression-free and overall survival among these patients [
[1]
]. No nephrotoxicity has yet been reported with the association of these three drugs.Keywords
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Publication history
Published online: February 19, 2021
Accepted:
January 16,
2021
Received in revised form:
January 5,
2021
Received:
October 9,
2020
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